Daily Archives: June 25, 2021
[Preprint] Long Covid: Third of people infected have long term symptoms.
25 Jun, 2021 | 10:30h | UTCCovid-19: Third of people infected have long term symptoms – The BMJ
Original study (preprint): Persistent symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection in a random community sample of 508,707 people – Imperial College London
Taskforce report on the diagnosis and clinical management of COVID-19 associated pulmonary aspergillosis.
25 Jun, 2021 | 10:37h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
#COVID19 Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis
?increasing, associated with excess mortality
?complex: colonization + tissue/angio-invasion
?diagnose? bronchoscopy/BAL
?antifungals recommended
?consider discontinuating/tapering steroids in no respondershttps://t.co/HhS6wUfibn pic.twitter.com/CJwE3CEXxn— Intens Care Med (@yourICM) June 23, 2021
No evidence yet to suggest Covid vaccine booster is needed, CDC group says.
25 Jun, 2021 | 10:29h | UTCNo evidence yet to suggest Covid vaccine booster is needed, CDC group says – NBC News
Related opinion: 7 Reasons Why We Should Not Need Boosters for COVID-19 – by Monica Ghandi, MD
Long Covid: Half of young adults with COVID-19 have persistent symptoms 6 months after, study finds.
25 Jun, 2021 | 10:33h | UTCOriginal Study: Long COVID in a prospective cohort of home-isolated patients – Nature Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Analysis of a prospectively enrolled cohort of patients with #SARSCoV2 infections reveals a high proportion who experienced #LongCovid symptoms at 6 months, despite being relatively young and having only mild to moderate acute #COVID19 symptoms https://t.co/fuW2QpfJog
— Nature Medicine (@NatureMedicine) June 23, 2021
Opinion | The mRNA vaccines are extraordinary, but Novavax is even better.
25 Jun, 2021 | 10:24h | UTCThe mRNA Vaccines Are Extraordinary, but Novavax Is Even Better – The Atlantic
Commentary on Twitter
The tale of mRNA vaxes & new technology hype, & underestimating the importance of Novavax – a more old-school vaccine with efficacy just as high, & lower adverse events. My latest in @TheAtlantic https://t.co/Hid29G5mkC
— Hilda Bastian, PhD (@hildabast) June 24, 2021
RCT: Doxycycline for 7 days superior to single-dose azithromycin for the treatment of rectal chlamydia infection.
25 Jun, 2021 | 10:19h | UTCAzithromycin or Doxycycline for Asymptomatic Rectal Chlamydia trachomatis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Doxycycline Superior to Azithromycin for Asymptomatic Rectal Chlamydia in Men – Physician’s Weekly
Commentary on Twitter
Doxycycline is 20% more efficacious than azithromycin for the treatment of rectal chlamydia. Check out the results of our RCT published today in @NEJM.
Azithromycin or Doxycycline for Asymptomatic Rectal Chlamydia trachomatis | NEJM https://t.co/qpjo8VTg8u
— Jane Hocking (@JHocking01) June 23, 2021
Delta COVID variant fuels global surges, complicates reopenings.
25 Jun, 2021 | 10:23h | UTCDelta COVID variant fuels global surges, complicates reopenings – CIDRAP
Perspective | Are Chinese COVID vaccines underperforming? a dearth of real-life studies leaves unanswered questions.
25 Jun, 2021 | 10:26h | UTCRelated: WHO approval of Chinese CoronaVac COVID vaccine will be crucial to curbing pandemic. AND Brazilian town experiment shows mass vaccination can wipe out COVID-19.
Selected issues in sport-related concussion for the team physician: a consensus statement – “Current evidence suggests strict rest after SRC slows recovery and increases the probability of prolonged symptoms”.
25 Jun, 2021 | 10:15h | UTCNews release: Strict Rest Slows Recovery after Sports-Related Concussions – American College of Sports Medicine
IDSA 2021 focused update guidelines on the management of Clostridioides difficile infection in adults.
25 Jun, 2021 | 10:17h | UTCNews release: IDSA And SHEA Release New Guidelines for Managing Clostridium Difficile Infection – Infectious Diseases Society of America
Commentary on Twitter
????Clinical Practice Guideline @IDSAInfo @SHEA_Epi 2021 Focused Update Guidelines on Management of CDI in Adults
Major update?:for patients with an initial CDI episode, guidelines suggest using fidaxomicin rather than a standard course of vancomycin https://t.co/2iqcoTHqLL pic.twitter.com/2uzZamvkkr— Antibiotic Steward ???Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) June 24, 2021
Perspective | Why are people with obesity more vulnerable to COVID?
25 Jun, 2021 | 10:21h | UTCWhy Are People with Obesity More Vulnerable to COVID? – Scientific American
CDC advisory panel backs use of dengue vaccine in high-risk areas, despite delivery challenges.
25 Jun, 2021 | 10:13h | UTC
Review | Myocardial perfusion and viability imaging in coronary artery disease: clinical value in diagnosis, prognosis and therapeutic guidance.
25 Jun, 2021 | 10:12h | UTC
Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for management of colorectal polyps.
25 Jun, 2021 | 10:11h | UTC